BANSAL SHIP BREAKERS PVT. LTD.

Bansal Ship Breakers

Alang, India

Recycling Standard / Certification

General Details

Yard type:

Recycling

Recycling methods:

Beaching, Intertidal Landing

Plot no.:

Workforce:

40 permanent, while vessels are being recycled around 200

Reference vessel:

Ore Carrier - MG Shipping IMO 9052343

Technical Details

Facilities:

Draft restriction:

Usually, no restrictions but maximum 11M is advisable

LOA:

No Limit

LBP:

Breadth:

75.1M

Depth:

45M

LDT recycled per year (5 yr average):

Total LDT -218045.48 , No of Vessels -12 , Avg -3

Capacity per year:

45,000 MT

Certificates:

Audit by Class Society:

Ship recycling plan:

Yes

Waste Management

Recycling method / process and ISO Standard:

Cutting operations as per SRP

Recycling on beach in intertidal zone:

Yes

Cutting surface:

Covered by concrete and steel

Capture of hazardous materials:

As per IHM and SRP

Pre-cleaning of hazardous waste:

Unloading of Hazardous Material as per report, along with segregation and disposal

Description

Located on the shores of Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India, the Bansal Group maintains 2 Plots for ship recycling and represents a very well established and diversified Yard Group that has been in the market since 1983.

In 2017 the Yard was awarded with Statements of Compliance for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling in line with the Hong Kong Convention by Class RINA and in 2018 by Class NK also. The Plots both comply with EU-SRR (although they are not on the EU List).

1983 – Gupta Steel established by Mr. Kapoor Bansal and Raj Bansal in Partnership with Shiyji Gupta
1993 – Bansal Gases established in order to assure uninterrupted oxygen supply to the Ship Recycling unit.
1996 – Bansal Ship Breakers Pvt. Ltd. started breaking activity for the yard’s first ship (7.564 mt/ldt) on Plot no. 25
2002 – Gupta Ship Breakers Shifted to Yard / Plot (current location) No 39, Ship Recycling Yard, Alang

With the vast experience of its staff and management team emanating from founding member and Chairman Mr. Kapoor, the Bansal Group has experienced solid growth and is a strong driving force for positive change towards a more sustainable industry. Today the family business is run by 32 year old CEO Mr. Rubal Bansal and maintains a rigorous Safety and Environment Protection Policy in order to enable safe and environmentally sound recycling processes.